Here are the promised wedding cupcake photos from Wedding 2.0, along with my commentary – things I liked, things that went wrong, and freak-out moments.

Bride and Groom 2.0 decided to use the same stand as Couple 1.0. However, if you look at the photos from Couple 1.0’s wedding, you’ll see that they had an extra tier at the top for a single cupcake. Couple 2.0 wanted more room at the top to put a small cake and cake topper.

Couple 2.0 wanted to decorate the cupcake stand with silk leaves. This activity somehow ended up happening the morning of the wedding. At first, we tried to rubber cement them on, but as it turns out, silk doesn’t stick to rubber cement. We ended up using puffy double-stick tape.

Another nice touch that Couple 2.0 had was to label each tier of the tower. It was a great idea! As you can see, these are the chocolate bourbon pecan cupcakes. This was the easiest frosting to pipe, so I opted for a classic frosting swirl.

I toyed with all kinds of decorating ideas for the apple cinnamon cupcakes. I even went to so far as to buy 7 bags of apple chips to put on top, but they just didn’t look right. But, never fear, the apple chips are so good that they will definitely not go to waste! In the end, I decorated the cupcakes with some gold sugar and a little bit of gold leaf.

I also went back and forth about how to decorate the oatmeal raisin cupcakes. I decided on piping a simple flower (basically I just put on a star tip and squeezed). Then, I scattered some powdered sugar on top along with a little bit of brown sugar and some edible gold glitter.

As I mentioned before, Bride and Groom 2.0 wanted a cake on top of the cupcakes. I did not make the cake, but I loved the way it looked up there! Sure, my cupcakes might have felt a bit second tier, but taste wise, they stole the show!

I absolutely LOVED the cake topper. Couple 2.0 had it custom-made by Etsy seller Sophia’s Workshop to look like them. The best part, though, was what was behind Groom Topper 2.0’s back.

Groom 2.0 is a huge Muppets fan. He had always talked about having a Kermit and Miss Piggy cake topper, but understandably, Bride 2.0 did not want to be represented by a pig. This cake topper was the perfect compromise. It couldn’t have suited them better.

Again, if you refer back to the photos from Wedding 1.0, you’ll see that the cupcakes were on a huge table. Obviously, this display did not hold all 300 cupcakes. The event staff promised to refill the stand as the cupcakes were eaten. This method worked quite well, but it was more than a bit stressful for me.

This woman was just doing her job, and I tried my best not to give her the smack down. However, after taking so much care in transporting the cupcakes (making sure they stayed level the entire time and didn’t slide around into each other), watching her throwing cupcakes up onto the stand and just barely keeping the box from slipping off the table scared me tremendously.

It all worked out, though, and the cupcakes were devoured.

They were even grandmother-approved. While I was a huge fan of the chocolate bourbon pecan, I actually got the most compliments on the apple cinnamon cupcakes. People loved them.

No, that’s not a peace sign. That’s a guy pointing out that he is having two cupcakes. There were enough cupcakes for almost every guest to have two.

Some guests could have even had three cupcakes. I don’t think people realized this. Because of the small size of the cake table, I believe that guests thought that they should limit themselves to one cupcake. We ended up with close to 100 cupcakes left over. The really good news is that the catering hall has an arrangement with the Salvation Army, so all of the extra cupcakes went to charity.

What an adorable cake! Shows you can have your cake _ AND CUPCAKES _ and eat everything, too. The cake-topper is hilarious. You just know the bride and groom have a happy future together with a sense of humor like that.

Congratulations on an awesome job! That must have been exhilarating after all that prep work. They turned out beautifully! Would you be willing to post the link to the etsy shop the bride & groom had the toppers made? They’re adorable!

Thanks so much everyone! I like the week long nap idea. :) I’ll post the link to the etsy seller as soon as I find out who they are. Couple 2.0 are on their honeymoon so I’ll ask them when they get back. Ashley, thanks for agreeing with me about the lady handling my cupcakes. Very scary stuff. For those who asked about what’s next… let’s go back to Jen’s week long nap comment and then I’ll figure it out.

Hey there! LOVE your blog, I’ve been scoping out all the cupcakes on your site all day so far (its a slow day at work here :) I am PLANNING to make my own cupcakes for my wedding in October. I only have about 80 – 95 guests attending. And I wouldn’t do anything super fancy. And no crazy decorating either. Any suggestions/ words of advice / wisdom / warnings? :)Some people tell me I can do it, others say I’m crazy – that i’ll be too busy.I know you’re an expert and was wondering what you thought :)-Thanks,Stephanie

Steph – Have you ever made that many cupcakes before? If you are a pro and can just whip them out, I’d say go for it. If not, I wouldn’t recommend it. Baking a lot of cupcakes is very draining and you will have lots of things to do in the days leading up to your wedding. I’d vote for letting someone else take care of the cupcakes. Maybe you could get a friend to make your favorite recipes? Good luck! And congrats on the wedding!

Thanks for your advice Stef! I make cupcakes a lot – I make the cupcakes for a local store’s childrens birthday parties. The most I’ve ever done for a single event was like 24 – 30. So I’ve never done 90 yet. Hmmm, a lot to think about I suppose! Maybe I’ll take your advice and start asking some friends for their help.Thanks again for your wisdom!!-Stephaniehttp://www.icecreambeforedinner.com

Melody – I talk about the Kermit in the post. “Groom 2.0 is a huge Muppets fan. He had always talked about having a Kermit and Miss Piggy cake topper, but understandably, Bride 2.0 did not want to be represented by a pig. This cake topper was the perfect compromise. It couldn’t have suited them better.”